Years ago, I emailed FLVS and was able to obtain their statistics for % students who took the exam (I think it's required now, but back then it wasn't), % students who scored 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. The statistics were not impressive. ETA: I found the response dated Feb 2009. I did not ask for subject statistics, so this is just the total.

Our CC is similar. I would have loved to have signed ds up for the 5cr Pre-Calc, but it didn't fit into his schedule, so he had to do the 2 semester option in 11th grade.

Whoa! Those are awesome scores. Thanks for sharing. Great job, Sailor Dude and Maya Inspektor. I hope he/you let her know. Ds took a CC class called Critical Reading and Thinking in 10th grade that I think helped him achieve similar scores. He really is more of a math/science kinda guy but he scored better on English/Reading than Math/Science on the ACT.

When we moved ds into his <rental> townhouse last May, the previous renter was a smoker. His bedroom was the worst. Luckily there was no furniture. We washed the walls with vinegar and water in equal parts. We sprinkled a large box of baking soda over the carpet and vacuumed it up the next day. We left a couple of bowls of vinegar in there while he returned home for 2 weeks. It made a huge difference.

Gift certificate for a car wash

Eek! I do try to have a healthy lifestyle. And I wonder if it will help me have a long miserable life instead of a short miserable life. :crying:

I've listened to 45/58min of the People's Pharmacy program. Here's one thing I don't understand. He talks about figuring out the WHY of Alzheimer's and checking Vit D, Vit B12, homocystine, thyroid, etc. But, if these things are not at "optimum" values, he supplements. I want to know WHY they are not at optimum values. Of course, cynical me says he would say it's due to aging. IME, doctors pick a cause you can't do a darn thing about. That said, I'm totally intrigued. I like the idea of functional medicine ever since I read one of Mark Hyman's books. The one doc I visited who had a functional medicine certification really wasn't well versed. Sorry I'm no help with your original question. I don't know anyone IRL who cares a bit about this kind of stuff, and I long for discussion on the topic.

:party: Celebrating with you!!! For most of the high school years, I used the freaking out guy :willy_nilly: in my signature. I well remember the great relief that came when the deal was sealed.

:iagree: Meant to mention that he needs to be challenged. Another reason I'd suggest CC as soon as it's available.

You may want to search for 'career' in this pinned thread.

Would you elaborate on this? Or give an example? I don't understand.

Let me encourage you. I used to call ds bright, but unmotivated. He really had no idea about a major or career, but we had a sneaking suspicion that he would go STEM. He plays basketball and had many coaches calling him from small liberal arts schools during recruiting time. I suggested it would be best to go to a school that had a college of arts and sciences and a college of engineering because he was undecided, and it would be best to not shut the door on engineering. He is now a sophomore at a STEM school. I have been amazed and relieved and humbled (how could I have ever doubted?) by his attitude and maturity. I don't know if it has to do with being surrounded by peers who are just as bright or having peers that are motivated or peer competition or what. I don't care, I'm just thrilled to witness the transformation. And, I'm proud of him. The ACT makes suggestions on careers and there are career tests, but I never found them very helpful. When we visited colleges, I would ask what resources the school had to help students determine what they wanted to major in. Honestly, I figured it wasn't my job to figure out his major. It was going to be his job. Not that I didn't throw in my 2c about the pros/cons of various majors. We have lots of STEM folks in our extended family as well. You can make sure that he has at least 4 credits of english, math, science. A couple of credits of history, foreign language. Some computer programming. Then, you can expose him to a variety of subjects. Community college is great for this. Is it available to you? One funny conversation I remember was at the end of an Honors Western Humanities class that focused on the Baroque period. He told me that he had a terrific teacher, nice classmates, easy A grade, but it was NOTHING he was remotely interested in pursuing any further. Good luck!

I am probably in the minority, but imo your child will not be short-changed by skimping on proofs or switching to a less proof heavy program. However, I would not recommend TT or MUS. I have a BA in math and computer studies (what would now be computer science). Geometry was the only math class I hated. That had to do with proofs and the fact that I never understood the difference between postulates, corollaries, theorems, etc. I am logical to a fault and have worked as a programmer for 30 years. Ds was a strong math student. We tried to use Jacob's Geometry, but neither of us understood it. So, we switched to Michael Serra's Discovering Geometry which is lite on proofs. Ds scored in the 92%+ range on the Geometry sections of the ACT. He is a sophomore at a STEM school currently majoring in mechanical engineering. Cumulative GPA 3.25. My 2c.

Algebra 1 rigor ??

The student was probably checking to see if the teacher was paying attention. :gnorsi:

We had a terrible experience with home2teach. I suggest you try to determine good/bad teachers before you sign up. You may read about it here. I'm so shocked that I was able to find it in the archives.

Oooh. Found it. But, I must get some sleep as it's nearly midnight here. Will have to wait until tomorrow to listen. I've been trying to stay up late to reset my biological clock after the time change... ;)

Call me cynical, but there's not enough money to be made to warrant a larger trial. :rant:

I ran across this link on TWTM boards the other day and have been mulling it over. I believe this is the same study. Here are my thoughts with the disclosure that I am no expert, just someone who is interested in nutrition and thinks that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. My mother suffered with dementia for 5 years before she passed away. healthy diet (mine is whole foods, plant based, generally gluten free), meditation/yoga, sleep, oral hygiene, 12hr fast, exercise can only help and not harm you. not convinced about the vitamins/supplements unless there is evidence of deficiency not convinced about the HRT - just like I'm not convinced that foreskins need to be removed I think you should follow your intuition.

Your ds is blessed to have you. :grouphug:

Good points. I tutor math for GED students. We have found that often students struggle with Algebra due to a weak foundation in fractions, decimals, and percents.

Ds took Physics with Derek Owens in 9th grade after having completed Algebra 1 in 8th grade. You may read my review here.

In past years, I have seen many positive reviews of Nikki Troxell's Advanced Composition course at Potter's School. I am unsure of the prerequisite though. I have seen mixed reviews of their HS English classes. Brave Writer is another one with many positive reviews.

Me too. I am very squeamish.

:iagree: The previews we had before the movie took f.o.r.e.v.e.r. and I kept my eyes shut the entire time. Loud and threatening noise. They were worse than the movie, and I didn't even watch them. Ugh.